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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 25, 2010

Prosecutors Won't Appeal Death Penalty Decision in Charlotte Cop Killing Case

Mecklenburg County Judge Forrest Bridges ruled Tuesday that Montgomery should not face the death penalty because a detective’s misconduct has tainted the trial in the killings of two Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 24, 2010

Evidence Tossed in Charlotte Cop Killer Trial, Judge Rules Out Death Penalty

Judge Forrest Bridges ruled this afternoon that Demeatrius Montgomery should not face the death penalty because of an investigator's misconduct during the investigation into the 2007 killings of two Charlotte police officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 6, 2010

90 Shots Fired in Charlotte Standoff

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have charged Cody Richmond with attempted murder, 10 counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, and 10 counts of assault with a deadly weapon on a law enforcement officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 7, 2010

N.C. Boy Buried With Full Police Honors

The Raleigh (N.C.) Police Department said farewell to 8-year-old William Bunn, who had dreamed of becoming a police officer before he died of cancer.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 4, 2010

Charlotte-Mecklenburg PD Graduates Largest Recruit Class Ever

The new class also has a range of backgrounds, including a semi-professional athlete, two retired police officers who decided to come back to duty and a married couple who used to work in government.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 29, 2010

N.C. Jury Imposes Death Penalty on MS-13 Leader

The 25-year-old Alejandro Enrique Ramirez Umana (a.k.a. "Wizard") shot and killed two brothers in December 2007 in Guilford County, N.C.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 27, 2010

N.C. Man Who Allegedly Killed Wife Leads Officers on 150-Mile Pursuit

A suspect who allegedly killed his estranged wife has surrendered to police after a three-hour standoff and 150-mile chase that resulted in the closure of Interstate 85 in N.C.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 14, 2010

North Carolina Department Adds Wireless Access Control System

Under a contract between the city of Asheville (N.C.) and Matrix Systems, several municipal facilities including the police department will have a state-of-the-art, enterprise-based access control system.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 30, 2010

Charlotte Sergeants Sue Department for Overtime Pay

More than 30 current and former police sergeants have sued the city of Charlotte, claiming their employer violated federal labor law by not paying them overtime.

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Articlesby Dean ScovilleJanuary 31, 2010

Shots Fired: Gaston County, N.C. 07/06/2009

Shaw tried to deflect the gun with the flashlight in his left hand. But hearing the shot, he jumped back, landing on his backside about seven feet away from Burris.

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